أَبا منذِرٍ رُمتَ الامورَ فَقِستَها

وَساءلت عَنها كالحَريصِ المُساوِمِ

Abu Mundhir, you examined matters and questioned them

O Abu Mundhir, you sought out matters and weighed them,

Like a hard bargainer carefully weighing options.

And inquired about them like an eager bargainer.

فَما كانَ ذو رأيٍ مِنَ الناسِ قِستَهُ

بِرأيِكَ الأمثلَ رأيَ البَهائِمِ

Yet no man of wisdom did you test his views

Any man of judgment among the people you compared

Against your best judgment, the wisdom of beasts.

To your exemplary judgment, had the judgment of mere beasts.

أَبا منذرٍ لَولا مَسيرُكَ لَم يَكُن

عراقٌ وَلا اِنقادَت مُلوكُ الأعاجِمِ

Without your leadership Iraq would not exist

O Abu Mundhir, were it not for your march, there would be no

Nor would the Persian kings have bowed in defeat,

Iraq, nor would the kings of the non-Arabs have submitted.

وَلا حَجَّ بَيتَ اللَهِ مُذ حَجَّ راكِبٌ

وَلا عَمَرَ البَطحاءَ بَعدَ المَواسِمِ

None since you would have made the pilgrim's hajj

Nor would any rider make pilgrimage to the House of Allah,

Or dwelt in the valley after the seasons changed.

Nor would the Batha valley thrive after the pilgrimage seasons.

فَكَم مِن قَتيلٍ بَينَ سانٍ وَجزَّةٍ

كَثيرِ الأَيادي مِن مُلوكٍ قَماقِمِ

Between San and Jazza how many you left dead,

How many a slain man lies between San and Jazza,

Mighty lord who felled the stoutest warriors.

A bestower of abundant favors, from among the mighty kings.

تَرَكتُ بأرضِ الجوزَجانَ تَزورُهُ

سِباعٌ وَعِقبانٌ لحزِّ الغَلاصِمِ

In the land of Juzjan I left lions to visit them,

I left him in the land of Juzjan, visited by

Hyenas and crows to feast on fallen heroes.

Beasts of prey and eagles severing his windpipes.

ذَوي سوَقةٍ فيهِ مِن السَيفِ خطةٌ

بِهِ رَمَقٌ حامَت عَلَيهِ الحوائم

The swords of Zuwaqa among them cut a path

A lord over subjects, bearing the deep stroke of the sword,

Where destitute souls still lament their fate.

With but a fleeting breath of life, over whom the hovering birds circle.

فمن هارِبٍ مِنّا وَمن دائِنٍ لنا

أسيرٍ يُقاسي مُبهماتِ الأداهِمِ

Some flee while others owe us a blood debt,

So some flee from us, while others submit to us,

Captives who suffer at the hands of executioners.

As captives enduring heavy, unyielding shackles.

فَدَتكَ نُفوسٌ مِن تَميمٍ وَعامِرٍ

ومِن مُضَرِ الحَمراءِ عندَ المآزمِ

To save you, Tamim and Amir have sacrificed lives,

May souls from Tamim and 'Amir be your ransom,

As well as Mudar's ruddy clans in the thick of battle.

And from the Red Mudar in times of fierce crisis.

هُمُ أَطمَعوا خاقانَ فينا فَأَصبَحَت

جَلائِبُهُ تَرجو اِحتَواءَ المَغانِمِ

They roused the anger of the Khan against us till

They are the ones who made the Khaqan covetous of us, so his

His hordes hoped to make our wealth their spoils.

Gathered hordes awoke, hoping to seize the spoils.